This page highlights STEM & CTE Educational opportunities & events occurring in our region. Most events are free & virtual.
If you have an event to submit, please send it to midvalleystemctehub@gmail.com
Join 500 Women Scientists Corvallis and Block 15 Brewing Company as we invite Jeanette Hardison, Founder/Director of the No Food Left Behind campaign, and avid local composter Linda Sebring for a discussion on preventing wasted food and properly composting the rest. You may be surprised to learn that the largest percentage of wasted food in […]
June 4 8:30-11:30 a.m. PDT: -Student Project Displays -Virtual Tours for High School Students 12:10–1:15 p.m. PDT: -Keynote Presentation with Astronaut Ellen Ochoa -Student Project Award Presentations Free and open to the public High school students are encouraged to attend Complete details and registration Student Projects Displays Engage with students in the College of Engineering […]
The next Heart of the Valley Astronomers meeting is on Tuesday June 8 at 7 pm using Zoom. Use https://groups.io/g/HVAAstronomy to sign up for news about monthly meetings and other club events. Contact us at askhva@hvaastronomy.com
Annular Eclipse: June 10 2:49am - 4:33am An annular eclipse happens when the moon is farthest from Earth. Because the moon is farther away from Earth, it seems smaller and does not block the entire view of the sun. (NEVER look at the sun during any type of solar eclipse! Looking at the sun is […]
Hear from current and former OSU students pursuing a degree to become another Woman in STEM! Ask questions, participate in polls - get involved! Register here: https://precollege.oregonstate.edu/discovering-scientist-within-registration Activities - (From the June 2021 DSW) Parent/Guardian SUPERVISION REQUIRED FOR ALL AT-HOME ACTIVITIES Participants will be able to register for one of four activity pairs. Activities change yearly, but […]
“Fitting in is about assessing a situation and becoming who you need to be to be accepted. Belonging, on the other hand, doesn’t require us to change who we are.” —Brené Brown Join educators, researchers, advocates, authors, practitioners, and related-industry leaders from across the globe dedicated to working with girls and young women. This is a valuable opportunity […]
This event is put on by NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) The purpose of the Hackathon is to raise global awareness of the Earth Observing Dashboard - an interactive data resource that gives the public and policymakers a unique tool to probe the short-term and long-term impacts of pandemic-related restrictions implemented around […]
Live webinars let your kids learn directly from JPL scientists and engineers discussing their STEM careers! Learn About Mars with Joey Jefferson, Mars 2020 Lead Deep Space Network Scheduler Both artists and scientists need careful observation skills to interpret and understand the scene being viewed. This STEAM-oriented session grows kids’ skills and their understanding of […]
There will be a virtual star party this Friday at 9:00 PM. It is hosted by the Heart of the Valley Astronomers and Corvallis Parks and Rec. For this event, we will be using telescopes in New Mexico and Corvallis. The Corvallis telescope has a color camera, all the nebula, clusters, and galaxies will look […]
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Calling all female and non-binary students around the world—registration for GirlCon 2021 is now OPEN! Join us for a week of inspiration, networking, and learning at the fourth annual GirlCon Conference, taking place ONLINE June 27-30th with sessions from 3-7 CT daily. Registrants can choose which breakout and professional development sessions they would like to […]
Live webinars let your kids learn directly from JPL scientists and engineers discussing their STEM careers! Plan Your Mission with Elio Morillo, Mars 2020 System Testbed Engineer What instruments would help you learn more about Mars and answer the questions you are curious about? In this session, kids consider what tools to include on a rover, […]
Come meet colleagues in an informal Zoom meet-up and share what we have learned during COVID about addressing equity, engagement, and community involvement. We will ask a few researchers to briefly offer highlights from their work and then open it up so that everyone can meet and share lessons learned that will carry forward. Register […]
